The Children of the Marshland

April. 02,2000      
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.

Jacques Villeret as  Henri Pignol, aka Riton
Jacques Gamblin as  Garriss
André Dussollier as  Amédée
Michel Serrault as  Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
Isabelle Carré as  Marie
Éric Cantona as  Joseph "Jo" Sardi
Suzanne Flon as  Cri-Cri Pignol, aged
Jacques Dufilho as  Old man
Gisèle Casadesus as  Mrs. Mercier
Roland Magdane as  Félix

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